Rotations

Front

What is a rotation in geometry?

Back

A rotation is a transformation that turns a figure around a fixed point, called the center of rotation, by a certain angle in a specific direction.

Front

What is the center of rotation?

Back

The center of rotation is the fixed point around which a figure is rotated.

Front

What does 90° counterclockwise rotation mean?

Back

It means turning a figure 90 degrees to the left around the center of rotation.

Front

What are the coordinates of point A(3, 5) after a 90° counterclockwise rotation about the origin?

Back

(-5, 3)